Beitima

Beitima or Baytima (Arabic: بيتيما‎) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Beitima had a population of 3,366 in the 2004 census.[1]

Beitima/Bayt Tayma

بيتيما
Village
Beitima/Bayt Tayma
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°22′0″N 36°0′0″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictQatana
SubdistrictSa'sa'
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total3,366
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Beitima's population as Sunni Muslim.[2]

References
  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139

Bibliography
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.


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